We met with Sampa The Great, Zambian female poet and rapper who has just released the mixtape Birds And The BEE9 on UK label Big Dada. Sampa Tembo’s music sounds like a mysterious and spiritual […]
On October 15, 1987, Burkina Faso’s President Thomas Sankara was assassinated in Ouagadougou. His political legacy is immense. A man of ideas, a man of action, he was also a man of music.
‘Ma Mama’ is the first single of Toto Bona Lokuanew album Bondeko. 13 years later, trio’s alchemy is still working. Martinican Gérald Toto, Cameroonian Richard Bona and Congolose Lokua Kanza made one of No Format’s founder albums […]
After two EPs and a debut album (Le Dernier Empereur Bantou) that explored an eclectic range of music genres and themes, Pierre Kwenders asserts himself with elegance in a afro-futurist style on this second LP, aptly titled […]
On the occasion of the release of his new EP Jozi Acid, we ask South African producer Mo Laudi a mix with his last favorites. Based in Paris, Mo Laudi is a tru Afro House […]
‘Sexus Plexus Nexus’ is the first single of MAKANDA at the End of Space, the Beginning of Time, Pierre Kwendle’s new album. Pierre Kwenders, is a canadian artist born in Kinshasha, Democratic Republic of Congo. He’s famous for […]
Inspired by his love for Poly-Rythmo’s music, João Branco Kyron from Hipnótica and Beautify Junkyards made for us a mixtape with his favorites from West Africa.
Fantastic choreography for the new Malian diva’s music video. Read our Oumou Sangaré’s interview After her first single “Yere Faga” from the Mogoya album released via french record label No Format, Oumou Sangaré shares a beautiful music video directed […]